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Fixes PR42442
t.o has a STB_GLOBAL undef ref to f
t2.so has a STB_WEAK undef ref to f
t1.so defines f
ld.lld t.o t1.so t2.so currently sets the binding of `f` to STB_WEAK. This is not
correct because there exists a STB_GLOBAL undef ref from a regular object.
This behavior is resolveUndefined() doesn't check if the undef ref is
seen for the first time:
if (isShared() || isLazy() || (isUndefined() && Other.Binding != STB_WEAK))
Binding = Other.Binding;
When an undef ref is seen for a shared definition, the rule should
check: `isShared() && !BindingFinalized` where BindingFinalized is set
to true after an undef ref is seen.
In practice, when linking a pthread program with glibc:
// a.o
#include <pthread.h>
pthread_mutex_t mu = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
int main() { pthread_mutex_unlock(&mu); }
{clang,gcc} -fuse-ld=lld a.o -lpthread # libpthread.so is linked before libgcc_s.so.1
The weak undef pthread_mutex_unlock in libgcc_s.so.1 makes the result
weak, which diverges from GNU linkers where STB_DEFAULT is used:
23: 0000000000000000 0 FUNC WEAK DEFAULT UND pthread_mutex_lock
(Note, if -pthread is used instead, libpthread.so will be linked **after**
libgcc_s.so.1 . lld sets the binding to the expected STB_GLOBAL)
Similar linking sequences (ld.lld t.o t1.so t2.so) appear to be used by
Go, which cause a build error https://github.com/golang/go/issues/31912.

Fixes PR42442
t.o has a STB_GLOBAL undef ref to f
t2.so has a STB_WEAK undef ref to f
t1.so defines f
ld.lld t.o t1.so t2.so currently sets the binding of `f` to STB_WEAK.
This is not correct because there exists a STB_GLOBAL undef ref from a
regular object. The problem is that resolveUndefined() doesn't check
if the undef ref is seen for the first time:
if (isShared() || isLazy() || (isUndefined() && Other.Binding != STB_WEAK))
Binding = Other.Binding;
The isShared() condition should be `isShared() && !BindingFinalized`
where BindingFinalized is set to true after an undef ref is seen.
In practice, when linking a pthread program with glibc:
// a.o
#include <pthread.h>
pthread_mutex_t mu = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
int main() { pthread_mutex_unlock(&mu); }
{clang,gcc} -fuse-ld=lld a.o -lpthread # libpthread.so is linked before libgcc_s.so.1
The weak undef pthread_mutex_unlock in libgcc_s.so.1 makes the result
weak, which diverges from GNU linkers where STB_DEFAULT is used:
23: 0000000000000000 0 FUNC WEAK DEFAULT UND pthread_mutex_lock
(Note, if -pthread is used instead, libpthread.so will be linked **after**
libgcc_s.so.1 . lld sets the binding to the expected STB_GLOBAL)
Similar linking sequences (ld.lld t.o t1.so t2.so) appear to be used by
Go, which cause a build error https://github.com/golang/go/issues/31912.

Fixes PR42442
t.o has a STB_GLOBAL undef ref to f
t2.so has a STB_WEAK undef ref to f
t1.so defines f
ld.lld t.o t1.so t2.so currently sets the binding of `f` to STB_WEAK. This is notThis is not correct because there exists a STB_GLOBAL undef ref from a regular object.This behavior isregular object. The problem is that resolveUndefined() doesn't check if the undef ref isif the undef ref is seen for the first time:
if (isShared() || isLazy() || (isUndefined() && Other.Binding != STB_WEAK))
Binding = Other.Binding;
When an undef ref is seen for a shared definition, the rule should
check: `isShared() && !BindingFinalized` where BindingFinalized is setThe isShared() condition should be `isShared() && !BindingFinalized`where BindingFinalized is set to true after an undef ref is seen.
In practice, when linking a pthread program with glibc:
// a.o
#include <pthread.h>
pthread_mutex_t mu = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
int main() { pthread_mutex_unlock(&mu); }
{clang,gcc} -fuse-ld=lld a.o -lpthread # libpthread.so is linked before libgcc_s.so.1
The weak undef pthread_mutex_unlock in libgcc_s.so.1 makes the result
weak, which diverges from GNU linkers where STB_DEFAULT is used:
23: 0000000000000000 0 FUNC WEAK DEFAULT UND pthread_mutex_lock
(Note, if -pthread is used instead, libpthread.so will be linked **after**
libgcc_s.so.1 . lld sets the binding to the expected STB_GLOBAL)
Similar linking sequences (ld.lld t.o t1.so t2.so) appear to be used by
Go, which cause a build error https://github.com/golang/go/issues/31912.